Marks & Spencer

UK department store

Marks & Spencer is a major British retail chain, typically shortened to M&S, known for clothing, home goods, and upmarket food products.

Founded in 1884, it became synonymous with reliable quality and middle-class British taste: We picked up a few things from M&S for dinner.

The food halls are particularly associated with ready meals and premium groceries.

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G